As the world marks the sixth anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, corporate media's most prominent journalism critic is wondering if Barack Obama's Iraq policy isn't being sufficiently scrutinized. As Washington Post media reporter Howard Kurtz asked recently on his CNN program (3/15/09): "What about the previous president?...

Imagine a major mainstream media figure stating that the deaths of American soldiers in Iraq are not really a big deal. You would expect that pundits across the political spectrum would attack such a statement as an affront to the troops and a belittling of their sacrifices.

But you don't...

Has Judith Miller lost another media defender? Legal pundit Jonathan Turley seemed to indicate that he's no longer in the "Defend Judy" camp on CNN this morning:

TURLEY: You know, I wrote a column supporting Miller, but I have to tell you, I now do not see why she...